# CVE-2026-84784: QUIC: Unbounded RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID Backlog CVE-2026-84784 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by libssl3t64 3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6, released September 28, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84784 - Priority: High - CVSS: 7.5 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0061 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Sep 28, 2026 - Weakness: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-84784 ## Description Issue summary: A malicious remote peer may flood the local QUIC stack with NEW_CONNECTION_ID frames by avoiding a limit check on how many connection IDs the remote QUIC stack can use. Impact summary: The local QUIC stack sends a RETIRE_CONN_ID frame for every NEW_CONNECTION_ID frame it receives. The RETIRE_CONN_ID frame is dispatched via the Control Frame Queue (CFQ). If the remote peer also withholds ACKs, then it can force the local stack to allocate ~400MB (depending on ACK delay). CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Description: RFC 9000 sections 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 [1] describe the mechanism by which a remote peer can notify the local QUIC stack to change the destination connection ID (a.k.a. CID) the local stack uses to identify the connection at the remote peer. Each CID is associated with a sequence number. The sequence number is transmitted in NEW_CONNECTION_ID and RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID frames to identify the CID which is being either associated with a connection or retired. The remote peer sends a NEW_CONNECTION_ID frame to let the local stack know a new CID is being associated with an existing connection. The NEW_CONNECTION_ID frame carries the new CID, its sequence number, and the retire-prior-to number. The retire-prior-to identifies existing CIDs that are to be retired. The local QUIC stack must send a RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID for every destination CID whose sequence number is less than retire-prior-to. The CID becomes retired after the local stack receives an ACK for its RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID frame. Although the OpenSSL QUIC stack supports at most one destination CID for every connection, it can be tricked into processing more than one RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID frame per connection. The OpenSSL QUIC stack currently retires the destination CID as soon as it receives the NEW_CONNECTION_ID, while in fact the destination CID must be retired after an ACK for the RETIRE_CONNECTION_ID frame is received. Correcting the flawed logic also fixes the backlog growth. [1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9000#name-issuing-connection-ids FIPS impact: no The FIPS module is not affected as the QUIC implementation is outside of the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | libssl3t64 Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6 | [libssl3t64 3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-resolute-libssl3t64-3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6.md) | Sep 28, 2026 | | Linux | openssl Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 3.5.7-1~deb13u3 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84784](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-84784.md) | Sep 30, 2026 | | Linux | openssl Debian 14 | 3.6.5-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84784](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-84784.md) | Sep 30, 2026 | | Linux | openssl Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6 | [openssl 3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-resolute-openssl-3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6.md) | Sep 28, 2026 | | Linux | openssl amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-3 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 3.5.0-160000.11.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22102-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22102-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-3 sles 15.7 | 3.5.0-150700.5.53.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:4414-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-4414-1.md) | Oct 2, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-3 sles 16.0 | 3.5.0-160000.11.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:24245-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-24245-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-devel amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-fips-provider-latest amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-fips-provider-latest-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-libs amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-perl amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-provider-legacy Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6 | [openssl-provider-legacy 3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-resolute-openssl-provider-legacy-3.5.5-1ubuntu3.6.md) | Sep 28, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-snapsafe-libs amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | | Linux | openssl-snapsafe-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1:3.5.8-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-3204](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-3204.md) | Nov 7, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-09T13:31:49Z UTC. 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